, better known as his priesthood name , was a Japanese Samurai, and the son of Ujiie Yukikuni. He was an officer under the Saitō clan

Saito clan

The was a Japanese clan in Mino Province during the Sengoku period in the 16th century. According to records, the Saitō clan descended from the Fujiwara clan...

 and one of the famed (along with Inaba Ittetsu and Andō Michitari

Ando Morinari

, also known as ' was renowned for being part of the ' under the Saitō clan during the Sengoku period of Feudal Japan. He served as a head retainer under Saitō Dōsan after Dōsan overthrew Toki Yorinari and became daimyō of Mino Province...

) during the Sengoku and Azuchi-Momoyama period

Azuchi-Momoyama period

The came at the end of the Warring States Period in Japan, when the political unification that preceded the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate took place. It spans the years from approximately 1573 to 1603, during which time Oda Nobunaga and his successor, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, imposed order...

s of the 16th century in Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

.

He was the head of Ogaki Castle

Ogaki Castle

is a castle located in the city of Ōgaki, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. Other names for the castle include Bi Castle and Kyoroku Castle .-History:...

. He later defected to the Oda clan in the year of 1561, due to his doubts of his previous lord, Saitō Tatsuoki

Saito Tatsuoki

was a daimyo in Mino Province during the Sengoku period and the third generation lord of the Saitō clan. He was a son of Saitō Yoshitatsu, and a grandson of Saitō Dōsan. He was also a nephew of Oda Nobunaga's first wife, Nōhime, herself a daughter of Saitō Dōsan....

. One of the experienced officer fighting many battles such as the battle of Anegawa

Battle of Anegawa

The 1570 came as a reaction to Oda Nobunaga's sieges of the castles of Odani and Yokoyama, which belonged to the Azai and Asakura clans. It was also referred to as the Battle of Nomura by the Oda and Azai clans and the Battle of Mitamura by the Asakura clan.As warriors sallied forth from the...

 in 1570. On 12 May 1571, he died fighting against Ikkō-ikki

Ikko-ikki

', literally "Ikkoshū Uprising", were mobs of peasant farmers, Buddhist monks, Shinto priests and local nobles, who rose up against samurai rule in 15th to 16th century Japan. They followed the beliefs of the Jōdo Shinshū sect of Buddhism which taught that all believers are equally saved by Amida...

 at the first siege of Nagashima

Sieges of Nagashima

The , taking place in 1571, 1573 and 1574, were part of Oda Nobunaga's campaigns against the Ikkō-ikki, arguably among his greatest enemies. Nagashima, in Owari Province along Japan's Pacific coast, was the location of a string of river island fortresses and defensive works controlled by the...

 while under the command of Shibata Katsuie

Shibata Katsuie

or was a Japanese military commander during the Sengoku Period who served Oda Nobunaga.-Biography:Katsuie was born in the Shibata family, a branch of the Shiba clan . Note the differences between , , and the .Katsuie was the retainer of Oda Nobukatsu...

. He had three sons: Naomasa, Yukihiro

Ujiie Yukihiro

was a samurai and feudal lord in Sengoku period to the beginning of Edo period, also known as '. He was a son of Ujiie Naotomo. His official rank was positive the 5th place subordinate under Naizen.-Lineage:...

, Yukitsugu.

Family and relatives

• Ujiie Yukikuni (father)
  • Ujiie Naomasa (son)
  • Ujiie Yukihiro
    Ujiie Yukihiro
    was a samurai and feudal lord in Sengoku period to the beginning of Edo period, also known as '. He was a son of Ujiie Naotomo. His official rank was positive the 5th place subordinate under Naizen.-Lineage:...
    
     (son)
  • Ujiie Yukitsugu (son)

Others in Ujiie clan

• Ujiie Mitsuuji
• Ujiie Sadanao

See also

• 氏家直昌 (Naomasa)
• 氏家行広 (Yukihiro)
• 氏家行継 (Yukitsugu)
• 氏家定直 (Sadanao)
• 氏家守棟 (Morimune)
• 氏家直綱 (Naotsuna)
• 氏家英行 (Hideyuki)
• 氏家齊一郎 (Seiichirou)